CBRE appoints Michael Atwell as Head of Capital Markets for CEE

CBRE today announced the appointment of Michael Atwell as Head of Capital Markets for Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). In his new role, Michael will continue the recent successes of the CBRE Capital Markets team across CEE. In 2011 CBRE completed many major CEE transactions including the sales of Molo Shopping Centre (Poland), Atrium International Business Centre (Poland), and Pfizer HQ (Czech Republic), and the acquisitions of Palac Flora (Czech Republic), Mall of Sofia (Bulgaria), Focus Filtrowa (Poland), the Carpathian Portfolio, Marynarska Point, and Moniuszki Tower (Poland).

Michael brings to CBRE more than 22 years of experience in the real estate market, most recently as Partner and Head of Cushman & Wakefield’s Middle East operations based in Dubai and Bahrain. Prior to his role in the Middle East, Michael spent nine years in central Europe in both Hungary and Poland, rising to the role of Head of Capital Markets for Poland and CEE at Cushman & Wakefield. During this time he was involved in some of the highest profile transactions in the region, including both the Metropolitan and Warsaw Trade Tower sales in Warsaw, and the Casino (Géant hypermarket) portfolio.